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'90210' star Jennie Garth is writing a memoir

Here's a look at what's buzzing in the book world today: New and noteworthy: USA TODAY's Jocelyn McClurg rounds up the hottest books on sale this week, including Command Authority, the last Jack Ryan novel Tom

'Deep Thoughts': What's Jennie Garth been up to since starring in Beverly Hills, 90210 (other than also starring in its revival, 90210)? We'll soon be able to read all about it. The actress is writing a memoir, titled Deep Thoughts From a Hollywood Blonde, to be released by NAL on April 1. In the book, Garth will explore "the highs and lows of her sometimes tumultuous life in Hollywood, both in front of the cameras and behind the closed doors of her personal life."

New and noteworthy: USA TODAY's Jocelyn McClurg rounds up the hottest books on sale this week, including Command Authority, the last Jack Ryan novel Tom Clancy completed before his death on Oct. 1, and the much-awaited Autobiography by controversial singer Morrissey.

Small Business Saturday: This past weekend, indie bookstores were swarmed with more than 1,000 authors including Wally Lamb and Sarah Dessen — not as speakers or buyers, but as sellers. They weren't the only ones supporting the "Indies First" initiative: President Obama and his kids, Sasha and Malia, headed to Politics and Prose in Washington, D.C., to buy books from the historic indie store.

Brave new world: So much for same-day shipping — how about same-hour shipping. In an interview with 60 Minutes on Sunday, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos revealed that Amazon is testing a new delivery strategy that uses drones. The goal is to get packages into the hands of customers in 30 minutes or less.

Russian poet dies: Russian poet and dissident Natalya Gorbanevskaya, who started an underground publication that protested the Soviet Union's invasion of Czechoslovakia, has died at 77, The New York Times reports.

Leaked Salinger, reviewed: Last week, three previously unpublished short stories by J.D. Salinger were leaked online, including one thought to be a prequel to his classic, The Catcher in the Rye. But are the stories any good? At The Guardian, Jay Parini reviews the works, writing that "one of these leaked stories can sit with the late author's best work. The other two are mere sketches."